Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 27, 2008
Submitted
July 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
2,671 hours, 798 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132633
Part serial
16RVP0
Condition
Faulty
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
2,671 hours, 798 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WX RADAR, SHOWS STROBES AND FILLS DISPLAY WITH A GRAINY RETURN. DISPLAYS APPARENT GROUND RETURNS FROM WELL OVER HORIZON. THE TEST "TEST" IS OK. COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION REPLACED WX RDR R T PRECAUTIONARY PER MM 34 43 41 FUNCTIONS NML.